Health Sciences In The Media

The listing of the six best hospitals in Arizona for cancer includes Banner – University Medical Center Tucson and the UArizona Cancer Center, as well as Banner – University Medical Center Phoenix and its association with the College of Medicine – Phoenix.

Studies have shown late intervention in menopause – especially combined with early onset menopause – can increase the risk for Alzheimer’s disease.

To reduce the area's mosquito population in the New Orleans area, a biologist hunts for mosquito larvae and calls for a helicopter to spray larvicide over the marsh.

A story about EMSHelp.org's "Stop Our Stignma" campaign cites a study that found that paramedics, EMTs and firefighters in Arizona have a 39% higher rate of suicide than the general public.

To improve their sleep, many people turn to a sound machine to help block ambient noise that might keep them awake.

A team at the College of Medicine – Tucson's Valley Fever Center for Excellence created a forecasting tool to determine when the illness is spiking. Data for July indicate Arizona is now in a Valley fever season.

Around the world, communities have been contending with record-breaking heat waves and the life-threatening dangers that go along with them.

POCN – a nurse practitioner and physician associate network in the U.S. – is honoring Lisa Heidi Kiser, DNP, CNM, WHNP, assistant clinical professor at the College of Nursing, as the recipient of the 2023 Q2 Community Advocacy Award.

Around the world, communities have been contending with record-breaking heat waves and the life-threatening dangers that go along with them.

This week on 60 Minutes, correspondent Bill Whitaker reports on the Lourdes Office of Medical Observations, where world-renowned doctors and researchers conduct decade-long investigations into the countless claims of cures.